John Oliver Staff Begging People On The Street To Sit In His Audience – EXCLUSIVE
Folks walking down West 57thstreet in New York City couldn’t believe their eyes when they were stopped and asked by a panicked staffer if they would be interested in sitting in the audience right now for a taping of HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.’
“They had a bunch of audience cancellations at the last minute and John wouldn’t be happy if there were any empty seats. A flustered young guy came running up to us on the street outside the studio and begged that we go to the taping. He said it would only take an hour,” one source tells STRAIGHT SHUTER. “There were no phones allowed inside and no pictures. John did a Q and A for the audience before the show, while the panicked staff looked relieved they had filled the ten empty seats before John entered the studio.”